Too and enough Exercises

Look at “The soup is ___ hot to eat; it burns my mouth.”. Too + adjective means more than is suitable; the excess creates a problem. Complete sentence: “The soup is too hot to eat; it burns my mouth.”.

Look at “The ladder reaches the window. It is ___.”. Enough goes after an adjective: warm enough, not enough warm. It means sufficient for the purpose. Complete sentence: “The ladder reaches the window. It is long enough.”.

Buying both tickets requires a sufficient amount of money. In the noun phrase enough money, enough comes before money. Do not put of directly before this bare noun.

Reference completion: “The bag is too heavy for me to lift; I cannot move it.”. Too + adjective means more than is suitable; the excess creates a problem.

Look at “The room has plenty of space. It is ___ for six people.”. Enough goes after an adjective: warm enough, not enough warm. It means sufficient for the purpose. Complete sentence: “The room has plenty of space. It is big enough for six people.”.

The shelf is low enough to reach: its height makes reaching it possible. Use adjective + enough + to + base verb. To introduces the action made possible by the height; it does not state the shelf’s purpose.

Reference completion: “The road is too narrow for this truck; it cannot pass.”. Too + adjective means more than is suitable; the excess creates a problem.

Look at “The music is ___ loud for the baby to sleep.”. Too + adjective means more than is suitable; the excess creates a problem. Complete sentence: “The music is too loud for the baby to sleep.”.

Look at “The water is safe for swimming. It is ___.”. Enough goes after an adjective: warm enough, not enough warm. It means sufficient for the purpose. Complete sentence: “The water is safe for swimming. It is warm enough.”.

Reference completion: “We finished on time because we had enough time.”. Enough goes before a noun: enough time. After too or enough, an infinitive describes the action affected by the degree: too large to fit means it cannot fit; enough time to finish means sufficient time for finishing. Also accepted in this task: sufficient / ample / plenty of / a lot of / lots of. These are reviewed alternatives, not an exhaustive list of all possible English.

Look at “Kai cannot enter the adult class. He is not ___.”. Enough goes after an adjective: warm enough, not enough warm. It means sufficient for the purpose. Complete sentence: “Kai cannot enter the adult class. He is not old enough.”.

Too large to fit means the box’s size prevents it fitting in the bag. To introduces the infinitive fit; it does not express the box’s purpose here.